20th Feb 2007 16:32
Smiths Group PLC20 February 2007 20 FEBRUARY 2007 SMITHS GROUP PLC - RESULT OF EGM LISTING RULE LR 9.6.18 R The Company is pleased to announce that the ordinary resolution proposed at theExtraordinary General Meeting held on 20 February 2007 was subject to a poll andwas passed by the necessary majority. The resolution and the result of the poll are shown below and will be posted onthe Company's website, www.smiths.com. Resolution: THAT the proposed Sale by the Seller of Smiths Aerospace (each as defined in thecircular to the Company's shareholders dated 30 January 2007) (the "Circular")be and is hereby approved on the terms and subject to the conditions containedin the sale and purchase agreement dated 14 January 2007 between the Seller, theCompany, General Electric Company and GE Aviation UK (the "Sale and PurchaseAgreement") as described in the Circular and the directors of the Company (orany duly constituted committee thereof) be and are authorised to conclude andimplement the same in accordance with such terms and conditions and to agreesuch amendments and variations to or waivers of such terms and conditions(provided such amendments, variations or waivers are not of a material nature)and to any documents relating thereto as they may in their absolute discretionthink fit. Votes For 364,198,694 99.87% Votes Against 460,698 0.13% Votes Total 364,659,392 100.00% Notes: (i) The votes "for" figures include those votes giving the Chairman discretionon casting the votes. (ii) A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the totalnumber of votes cast on a resolution or in the calculation of the percentages ofthe votes cast for or against a resolution. LISTING RULES LR 9.6.2 R AND LR 9.6.3 R The Company has forwarded to the Document Viewing Facility of the UK ListingAuthority two copies of the resolution passed at the Extraordinary GeneralMeeting. The above-mentioned copies will shortly be available for viewing at the DocumentViewing Facility, at the address below, from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm on every weekdayexcept bank holidays. Document Viewing FacilityUK Listing AuthorityThe Financial Services Authority25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondon E14 5HS Tel : 020 7066 1000 Printed copies may be obtained by writing to The Deputy Group Secretary, SmithsGroup plc, 765 Finchley Road, London NW11 8DS. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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